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Muñiz, Jenny – New America, 2020
For many non-traditional candidates, the path into teaching is riddled with bumps and detours. They must pay for increasingly expensive coursework and certification costs, attend classes that conflict with work schedules, and forgo wages to complete unfunded student teaching requirements. These roadblocks can deter valuable local…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Nontraditional Students, Barriers, Grants
Putnam, Hannah; Ross, Elizabeth; Walsh, Kate – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2018
The past decade has been marked by rapid changes in teacher evaluations. While many districts and states announced their intention to install better systems, they faced political and structural challenges. In this study, [National Council on Teacher Quality] NCTQ examines evidence of the impact of teacher evaluation in six places (four districts…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Program Effectiveness, School Districts
Burns, Susan Freeman; Gardner, Catherine D. – School Administrator, 2010
A recent Google search for information regarding performance pay in education produced 6.1 million results. This number should come as no surprise given the current level of interest in incentives as a popular reform option in public education. Supporters believe pay-for-performance programs encourage less effective teachers to improve and will…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Awards, Educational Change, Teacher Salaries
Schuermann, Patrick; Archibald, Sarah; Kluender, Ray; Ptak, Kirsten – Center for Educator Compensation Reform, 2011
A total of 33 sites, including states, school districts, charter school coalitions, and other education organizations make up Cohorts 1 and 2 of the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF). These sites received funds beginning in the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007 to redesign compensation programs for teachers and principals. The U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Compensation (Remuneration), Incentive Grants, Program Development
Koppich, Julia – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
Since the announcement in 1999 of a plan to tie teachers' salary increases to student achievement by Denver Public Schools, there has been a flood of nationwide policy activity around teacher compensation. This paper examines pay plans in Denver, Toledo, Minneapolis, and New York City, offering a snapshot of the changing landscape of teacher…
Descriptors: Program Development, Models, Educational Environment, Standards
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Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan – Young Children, 1996
Discusses mentoring as a professional development strategy to meet the needs of experienced and novice practitioners. Defines mentoring and differentiates it from supervision. Discusses the following aspects of early childhood mentoring programs: (1) goals and assumptions; (2) design and structure, including mentor qualifications and training; (3)…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Compensation (Remuneration), Early Childhood Education, Financial Support